It’s time to get serious about not letting people opt out of vaccinations for non-medical reasons. If you choose to participate in
public schools and public society, then you have a mutual obligation to
ensure medical safety to the best of your ability.

A bill that would split Seattle Public Schools into
two separate school districts was expected to have its public hearing
before the House Education Committee in Olympia the week of Feb. 9
through 13. The school district is in need of a major reorganization, but this isn’t the route it should take.

Business Improvement Areas can be useful tools for
neighborhood business districts in need of an infusion of dollars to pay
for important public services that the government may not be able to
adequately provide. That’s how it’s supposed to work, but the tool can be abused. This is precisely what’s happening now in the University District.

Every time I drive through Olympia, I hear a scream that vibrates
above the trees and merges into the kaleidoscope of the sound of the
forest. “Do you remember me?” I hear a voice vibrating in my head. “Why
have you forgotten me?”

Comparisons between our city and Boston abounded in the
lead-up to the Seattle Seahawks taking on the New England Patriots in
last weekend’s Super Bowl. Particularly timely was the juxtaposition of
Boston’s “Big Dig” to Seattle’s tunnel project.

In light of the heightened scrutiny from the federal investigation into
the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) use of force, the department has
been open with how it disciplines officers, with news surfacing with
unexpected regularity.